Shapefiles (SHP), despite being a standard in GIS, are files with a simple structure that do not support different types of graphic objects in a single file. This requires multiple export processes when you want to export Points, Lines, Polygons, etc. 'Spatial Manager' now allows you to run a single export process generating multiple SHP files depending on the object types to be exported
Although you can find several examples in this Blog where you can see how to export 3D objects to Google Earth basing their altitudes on an attached data or on their constant Z elevation, you can also export native 3D objects (such as Polylines or Lines in CAD versions). The case study reviewed in this Blog entry illustrates a very common scenario
It is becoming more and more essential to transfer information added to graphic objects and not just their geometries. Many 'Spatial Manager' users ask us how best to exchange geo data between CAD applications and AutoCAD Map. Given the data schemas used by AutoCAD Map and 'Spatial Manager', that need to carry out import-export processes
Google Earth includes a little-known function that allows you to analyze the elevation profiles of roads, streets, highways, railways, paths, etc. polylines. The tools for export/publish to KML or KMZ files from your flat 2D (or 3D) drawings and maps provided by 'Spatial Manager' (AutoCAD, BricsCAD, ZWCAD or Desktop), will enable you to easily perform this analysis from you own data
